🏏T20 Asia Cup 2025: AFG vs BAN, 9th Match, Group B at Abu Dhabi🏏 - Page 10

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

And that too when they were scoring 10 an over at the start.

I won't say it's good comeback by Afg, it was given up by Bangladesh

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Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nurul Hasan, FOUR, 150 up for Bangladesh!

Fazalhaq Farooqi to Nurul Hasan, FOUR, 150 up for Bangladesh! Fraction short on middle and leg, Nurul Hasan walks across in the crease and scoops it towards fine leg for a boundary

Nurul is getting some treatment on his right leg. It looks like his right ankle is wrapped tightly with a lot of crepe bandages.

5 dots in the last 11 balls. This is some poor batting from Bangladesh.

Afghanistan need 155 runs to win

Bangladesh have put up a decent total on the board against a quality Afghanistan bowling unit. Facing the likes of Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohammad Nabi and Ghazanfar was never going to be easy, but the batters handled the challenge well, especially during the powerplay. Saif Hassan chipped in with a steady knock, though his strike rate left a bit to be desired. Tanzid Hasan Tamim, meanwhile, was the standout performer as he registered a fine half-century and set the tone within the first half of the innings. Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad delivered disciplined spells, combining economy with crucial breakthroughs. Despite being well-placed at 87/1 after 10 overs, Bangladesh couldn’t fully capitalize the next 10 overs and ended on 154/5. Back in 10 minutes with Afghanistan's reply..

Most sixes in a calendar year for Bangladesh
124* in 2025 (18 mat)
122 in 2024 (24 mat)
83 in 2021 (27 mat)
79 in 2022 (21 mat)

Bangladesh innings of two halves
First 10 overs: 87/1 (6 X 4s, 4 X 6s)
Last 10 overs: 67/4 (6 X 4s, 1 X 6s)

Afghanistan missed two big opportunities to get early wickets. In the first over, Omarzai couldn't hold on to a tough catch. Then, in the third over, a chance flew right between the wicketkeeper and first slip. A very close umpire's call on an LBW also went Bangladesh's way, giving their openers a couple of early lifelines. After those close calls, the Bangladeshi openers started to play smarter. They seized control of the powerplay, with four boundaries in one Farooqi over and a huge six off Ghazanfar, setting a strong tone. Their brilliant powerplay performance resulted in a score of 59 runs, thanks to some big hits from the openers. The 63-run opening partnership finally ended when Rashid Khan bowled Saif Hassan with a googly. Bangladesh continued to play well against the spinners, reaching 89 runs by the 10th over. However, things changed after the drinks break when Noor Ahmad was brought into the attack. He immediately trapped Litton Das LBW and then, in the very next over, also got the key wicket of Tanzid Tamim, who had just scored the fastest T20I fifty for Bangladesh in Asia Cup. From there, the Afghan bowlers, especially the spinners, did an excellent job of squeezing the run rate in the middle and death overs. The Bangladeshi batters played a staggering 48 dot balls. Rashid and Noor were the stars, each picking up two wickets. The fast bowlers, Farooqi and Omarzai, were also impressive, giving away only 24 runs in the last three overs. We'll be back shortly for the run chase.

musfiq : "well, Bangladesh are clearly 15 runs short. Good death bowling and poor batting from Jaker tbh."